Rip Scherer
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- Seasons coached
- 48
- First season
- 1974
- Teams
- 19
Career
25 stints
1970s
- 1974–1975Penn StateGraduate Assistant
- 1976NC StateQuarterbacks
- 1977–1978Hawai'iRunning Backs
- 1979VirginiaQuarterbacks
1980s
- 1980Georgia TechQuarterbacks
- 1981Georgia TechOffensive Coordinator
- 1982–1983Georgia TechRunning Backs
- 1984Georgia TechAssistant Head CoachRunning Backs
- 1986Georgia TechAssistant Head Coach
- 1987AlabamaOffensive Coordinator
- 1988–1990ArizonaOffensive Coordinator
1990s
- 1991–1994James MadisonHead Coach
- 1995–2000MemphisHead Coach
2000s
- 2000MemphisOffensive Coordinator
- 2001KansasCo-Offensive Coordinator
- 2003–2004Southern MissOffensive Coordinator
- 2005–2008Cleveland BrownsAssistant Head CoachQuarterbacks
- 2009–2010Carolina PanthersQuarterbacks
2010s
- 2011–2012ColoradoAssistant Head CoachQuarterbacks
- 2013–2015UCLAAssistant Coach
- 2016–2017UCLATight Ends
- 2018–2020Los Angeles ChargersTight EndsQuarterbacks
2020s
- 2022UConnSenior Analyst
- 2023UABAssistant Coach
- 2024Madrid BravosHead Coach
Coaching tree
15 mentors, 18 protégés, 10 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
39
- 2024Mac McWhorterMentored · Madrid Bravos
- 2023Trent DilferCoached under · UAB
- 2022Jim MoraCoached under · UConn
- 2017Jedd FischCoached under · UCLA
- 2013–2017Jim MoraCoached under · UCLA
- 2011–2012Jon EmbreeCoached under · Colorado
- 2011Matt ThurinCoached under · Colorado
- 2009–2010John FoxCoached under · Carolina Panthers
- 2005–2008Romeo CrennelCoached under · Cleveland Browns
- 2003–2004Jeff BowerCoached under · Southern Miss
- 2001Terry AllenCoached under · Kansas
- 2001Tom HayesCoached under · Kansas
- 2000Clay HeltonMentored · Memphis
- 2000Rick MalloryMentored · Memphis
- 2000Tim WaltonMentored · Memphis
24 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
21
- 2023Davern WilliamsSucceeded · UAB
- 2021Kevin KogerSucceeded by · Los Angeles Chargers
- 2018Derek SageSucceeded by · UCLA
- 2016Sal AlosiSucceeded by · UCLA
- 2011Mike ShulaSucceeded by · Carolina Panthers
- 2009Brad SeelySucceeded by · Cleveland Browns
- 2005Jay JohnsonSucceeded by · Southern Miss
- 2001Randy FichtnerSucceeded by · Memphis
- 2001Tommy WestSucceeded by · Memphis
- 1995Alex WoodSucceeded by · James Madison
- 1995Chuck StobartSucceeded · Memphis
- 1991Joe PurzyckiSucceeded · James Madison
- 1991Pat HillSucceeded by · Arizona
- 1988Homer SmithSucceeded by · Alabama
- 1987George HenshawSucceeded · Alabama
6 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
48 seasons
- MemphisHead coach · 1995–20006
- UCLAPosition coach · 2013–20175
- Cleveland BrownsCoordinator · 2005–20084
- James MadisonHead coach · 1991–19944
- Los Angeles ChargersPosition coach · 2018–20203
- ArizonaCoordinator · 1988–19903
- Georgia TechCoordinator · 1981–19863
- Georgia TechPosition coach · 1980–19833
- ColoradoCoordinator · 2011–20122
- Carolina PanthersPosition coach · 2009–20102
- Southern MissCoordinator · 2003–20042
- Hawai'iPosition coach · 1977–19782
- Penn StateAnalyst · 1974–19752
- Madrid BravosHead coach · 20241
- UABPosition coach · 20231
- UConnAnalyst · 20221
- KansasCoordinator · 20011
- MemphisCoordinator · 20001
- AlabamaCoordinator · 19871
- VirginiaPosition coach · 19791
- NC StatePosition coach · 19761
Pipeline
5 of 8 coordinators
- 12 seasonsSparky Woodsunder at Memphis 1995 · head coach at VMI2008
- 3 seasonsCharles Coeunder at Memphis 1997 · head coach at Alabama State2003
- 4 seasonsJohn Thompsonunder at Memphis 1999 · head coach at East Carolina2003
- 2 seasonsMac McWhorterunder at Memphis 1999 · head coach at Georgia Tech2001
- 1 seasonTommy Westunder at Memphis 2000 · head coach at Memphis2001
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Rip Scherer. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.